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tirón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
tirón nm	(jalón)	pull, yank, jerk n
	Le dio un tirón a la cortina y se cayó.
	He gave the curtains a pull, and they fell.
tirón nm	(zarandeada)	jerk n
	La camioneta dio un fuerte tirón al frenar abruptamente.
	The sudden jerk of the car was caused by having to hit the brakes unexpectedly.
tirón nm	(contracción muscular)	pull n
		strain n
	La atleta tuvo que retirarse de la carrera porque le dio un tirón en la pantorrilla.
	The athlete had to withdraw from the race because of a calf muscle pull.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
tirón nm	coloquial (robo que se hace tirando)	snatch n
	Un pillo me quitó el bolso con un tirón.
	Some scoundrel stole my bag with a quick snatch.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
aprovechar el tirón loc verb	coloquial (aprovechar el éxito) (colloquial)	ride the wave v expr
		take advantage of demand v expr
	Después de graduarse, Mariana aprovechó el tirón y se anotó en una nueva carrera.
	After graduating, Maria rode the wave and embarked on a new career.
de un tirón, de tirón, del tirón loc adv	(de una sola vez)	all at once adv
	(less formal)	all in one go adv
	(more formal)	without stopping expr
	(sedentary activity)	in a single sitting, in one sitting expr
	Me gusta leer los libros de un tirón.
	I like to read books all at once.
leer del tirón, leer de un tirón loc verb	(todo seguido)	read in a single sitting, read in one sitting v expr
		read all at once v expr
	(more formal)	read without stopping v expr
	(less formal)	read in one go v expr
	Juan leyó las más de seiscientas páginas de la novela de un tirón.

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